classes, sub class & variables

[evokenz]

Hi, i have a class pageLoader.as and a sub class s2.as, I am trying to access the variables within pageLoader from s2. I have a function in pageLoader that I want to update the initial variables value and access this from s2, but s2 is not recognizing the updated value..

see highlighted code..


pageLoader.as

package pages
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.media.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.text.*;
import flash.utils.*;


public class pageLoader extends flash.display.MovieClip
{


public function pageLoader()
{
super();
return;
}

//Function to load external page
public function loadSWF(_swfURL):*
{
pgLoader = new Loader();
pgLoader.load(new URLRequest(_swfURL));
addChild(pgLoader);
pgLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event. INIT, handleInit);
return;
}

//On Complete handler for page load
public function handleInit(arg1:flash.events.Event):*
{
mc = MovieClip(pgLoader.content);
testVar = "123";
trace("parent:" +testVar); <- this traces 123
return;
}

//Send XML data to individual page classes
public function setTexts():void
{
return;
}

//Function to load XML file
public function loadXML(_xmlURL):void
{

myXML = new XML();
myXMLURL = new URLRequest(_xmlURL);
myXLoader = new URLLoader(myXMLURL);
myXLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
myXLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, handleError);


function completeHandler(event:Event):void {
myXML = XML(event.target.data);
dispatchEvent(event);
//function to set texts from xml file -> function defined in indiviual page classes
setTexts();
return;
}

function handleError(event:IOErrorEvent):void {
throw new Error("There was an IOerror accessing the XML file: " + event);
}
return;
}

//Set up variables
public var mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();

public var _swfURL:String;

public var pgLoader:flash.display.Loader;

public var _xmlURL:String;

public var myXML:XML;

public var myXLoader:URLLoader;

public var myXMLURL:URLRequest;

public static var testVar = "asdsa";


}

}

s2.as

package pages
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.media.*;
import flash.net.*;
import flash.text.*;

public class s2 extends pages.pageLoader
{

public function s2()
{
super();
return;
}

//loads page
public function loadPage():void
{
_swfURL = "./swf/300_S2.swf";
_xmlURL = "./xml/S2.xml";
//function loads external swf file
loadSWF(_swfURL);
//function loads xml file
loadXML(_xmlURL);
//nextBtn = new ClipButton(this, this.btn_next, "NEXT", true);
//btn_next.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextPage);
//TabManager.setTabbingList([btn_next]);
//stage.focus = btn_next;

return;
}

//Sets text from XML file
public override function setTexts():void
{
var intro:String= myXML.s2_intro.text();
var buttonOne:String= myXML.buttonLabels.buttonOne.text();
var buttonTwo:String= myXML.buttonLabels.buttonTwo.text();


trace("sub:"+testVar); <- this traces asdsa but should be 123



return;
}


public var btn_next:flash.display.MovieClip;


}

}